And Stretch..

Last Satruday I was asked to help out at the Utah Half Iron Man race with South Valley Gym.  After a

•  1.2 mi. swim

• 56 mi. bike

• 13.1 mi. run

 the participants came to us to get stretched, massaged and talk to a physician. 

Some other trainers and I did the stretching. (Cause I'm pretty sure they wouldn't really enjoy it if I massaged them)

 It was a long, hot day but I loved every minute of it...

despite the nastyness of sweaty men that I had to touch. 

 

You get the idea.  They laid down, told me what was hurting and I tried to fix it...

Someday maybe I'll do an Iron Man..... yeah maybe not. But these people are awesome, some of them were racing the clock, others just wanted to finish.  Either way they are my hero's.

Lake Powell Birthdays

Lake Powell take two! If it weren't for this dang thing called work I might be ok just living there.

It also happened to mark another special event.... MY BIRTHDAY! I turned the ripe old age of 23, I know I'm an old fart.

I can't talk about the trip without mentioning the ride down. It was eventful to say the least. I'll just start @ the beginnning...

1. One lane traffic and construction in Spanish Fork Canyon where we overheated, due to the very heavy load and steep hills.  It took us about 2-ish hours to get to Price

2. A trailer tire blew just outside Price. It was changed in about 2 minutes (of course.. Hiatt boys).

Sandy and Noel went back to get a new tire which turned out to be a blessing in disguise because...

3. The radiator(? I'll probably get in trouble if I'm wrong) blew automatic transmission fluid EVERY WHERE somewhere on a highway in the middle of no where.  Cory who was also pulling his boat, was able to hook up the broken down truck and boat to his boat, and pull us to a good spot to pull over.

 Here's where the blessing comes; only one person was able to get service on their cell phone, we got a hold of Sandy and Noel to tell them to bring supplies to fix the leak. They were just far enough behind us to stop at a gas station and get the stuff before they too entered the desert.

When they got there it was fixed in no time and we were back on the road!





For my B-Day Riley surprised me with a sweet Transformers cake and party hats! I had no idea he did any of this and and was not expecting it.  It made me happy, he knows me well.

The rest of the trip was just awesome. I absolutely LOVE that family (but don't tell them I said that..)

Kaylee figured out the art of splashing Riley on the tube... and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Riley and Olivia

This one's funny... a solar powered raft dragging a wave runner. Each day it moved a little further and the people on board just chilled.

Kids cliff jumping

Riley and I jumping... It's higher than it looks, I swear.

YAY!! We get to fix something!

Finally he sleeps!

Riley's Final Jump

TIMBERRR

The previous owners of our house were a little obsessed with trees and shrubbery. The whole backyard is surrounded by bushes and trees which is great for privacy, but it was a little too much. We had a whole big corner of our yard that was just consumed with bushes, random little trees, big plants and one HUGE pine tree; it literally was a mini forest.  Basically we got tired having to rake up pine cones all the time, and we figured that we would like to be able to actually use that corner of our yard for something and give us a little more functional space.

We had always planned on tearing that out eventually, but of course one day Riley was out looking at the pine tree and decided he could climb to the top of it and cut it down limb by limb.. so that is what he did.  It was a little nerve racking for me to watch. but if he had his mind set on it I knew there was no way I could stop him anyway.  Long story short he was successful and the pine tree is history. That was just the beginning, we borrowed his dad's mini-ex and went to town.

My family came over that Saturday and helped us clear out all of the decorative rock, wood, bricks, bushes, you name it... we had it.  It was a long, hot day but now all we have to do is decide what to do with all of our new free space!

We're thinking either trampoline and swing set, or fire pit and sitting area.... hmmmm what to do, what to do?

Cooking Light

If you like pumpkin, you'll love this cake.  I saw this recipe on www.cookinglight.com and had to try it. It's a great site if you're looking for healthier recipes to try.  They take recipes and re-do them to make them less calories and somewhat more healthy. I won't say this is really healthy by any means, but compared to other desserts it is, and not to mention its delicious, moist and pretty.

Here's the link if you want to indulge
Pumpkin Pie Cake

True Love

I just wanted to share the beautiful gift I found when I got home from work one day.  I came home, opened the fridge, and this is what I saw...

  

Now isn't that true love? He had just sold his last project, we don't normally keep money in the fridge; but how cute is he?? I love that man.